Prompt: Here are four individuals telling you their stories of how they became unemployed. In a multiparagraph essay, apply the theories of unemployment to explain the type of unemployment that each of these
individuals is facing and explain which of these individuals qualifies for unemployment benefits:
Two months ago, Marcelle used to work full time in an automobile manufacturing firm. “The factory where I
used to work has closed because our market contracted so much, and so I was laid off. This is happening to
people all over the country-all you see in the papers is that economic growth has fallen and incomes across the
country have fallen. I have been looking very hard for a new job, but have had no luck yet.”
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